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After Graduation: Working in Scotland
‘Fresh Talent’ is a Scottish Executive initiative to attract talented people to live, study and work in Scotland. All international students who graduate from a Scottish university with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or Higher National Diploma (HND), are able to apply to stay on and work in the country for an additional two years without the need for a work permit.
Read a Fresh Talent Case Study - Lei Jing from China studied at the University of Stirling. She now runs her own business in Scotland.
Help applying
Through the work of Student Support Services, the Career Development Centre and the International and Study Abroad Office, the University hopes to offer all the support you need to apply for Fresh Talent and to apply for jobs thereafter.
When to apply
You can apply for the Fresh Talent scheme up to one year after you have completed your studies. You can apply:
- after you have received your academic award from the UK, and before your current permission to stay in the UK expires
- from your home country if you return home
Read more
For more information see the International Student Information Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland page.
